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Best Communication Equipment Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top communication equipment stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best communication equipment stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Communication Equipment
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Communication Equipment is Zen Rated B and is the 30th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries
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KN
KNOWLES CORP
$36.77-0.03%-10.05%-3.79%40.94%56.34%107.15%109.28%87.12%184.38%$42.93$17.3414.35%112.05%1.14766,0003.23%
ITRN
ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD
$57.941.40%-6.88%-8.99%12.97%29.21%49.21%153.68%114.20%149.96%$68.30$32.7115.17%77.13%0.71161,000-2.42%
HPE
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO
$43.154.66%-2.84%-13.48%75.55%81.38%106.36%159.00%200.70%134.51%$64.25$19.6432.84%119.76%1.2816,404,000-13.56%
AUDC
AUDIOCODES LTD
$9.68-0.41%2.33%-0.92%9.26%6.84%0.73%3.09%-70.88%136.39%$11.50$6.9515.83%39.28%1.0899,0006.45%
CRNT
CERAGON NETWORKS LTD
$2.440.83%-1.21%-18.12%9.42%9.42%-4.31%12.96%-34.41%49.69%$3.29$1.8225.84%34.07%1.17392,0002.89%
DGII
DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC
$73.221.48%-0.01%8.89%44.82%64.80%108.60%89.69%269.42%616.44%$76.41$30.694.17%138.58%1.27397,000-24.81%
EXTR
EXTREME NETWORKS INC
$31.335.13%-2.03%5.95%102.65%90.92%69.53%20.97%185.08%826.92%$33.10$13.485.35%132.50%1.451,342,000-31.00%
HLIT
HARMONIC INC
$13.95-0.85%-11.48%-0.99%50.16%38.67%37.17%-9.65%67.87%405.43%$17.68$7.8021.10%78.85%1.141,717,000-41.40%
ADTN
ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC
$12.891.42%-6.25%-19.54%-0.31%41.03%33.44%24.54%-35.90%-30.74%$19.98$7.1135.49%81.29%1.29934,000-47.26%
CIEN
CIENA CORP
$433.832.69%-9.42%-7.04%-0.10%70.67%441.41%923.43%651.48%2,298.18%$637.51$76.8931.95%464.22%1.491,310,000-39.24%
BKTI
BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$85.420.91%0.51%6.30%9.00%7.70%79.72%433.88%445.81%234.13%$104.55$36.1718.30%136.16%1.0634,40011.69%
ZBRA
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$270.291.16%5.66%15.98%28.03%4.92%-14.76%-7.16%-50.35%475.94%$352.66$199.0523.36%35.79%1.55674,000-9.65%
VIAV
VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC
$42.421.82%-10.53%-12.98%18.26%128.31%314.66%278.41%145.20%554.63%$60.43$9.6229.80%341.19%1.084,524,000-36.14%
LTRX
LANTRONIX INC
$5.612.19%-0.71%-16.52%2.37%-7.58%82.14%36.17%5.65%400.89%$8.75$2.8635.89%96.50%1.49573,000-72.10%
PI
IMPINJ INC
$148.004.53%11.03%14.44%45.43%-23.41%31.45%72.33%193.48%N/A$247.06$87.3640.10%69.41%1.89346,00059.45%
CSCO
CISCO SYSTEMS INC
$113.981.14%-3.16%-8.19%41.70%51.51%65.36%123.01%115.14%296.87%$130.37$65.7512.57%73.35%0.8521,241,000-12.43%
BDC
BELDEN INC
$113.24-1.88%-4.57%4.71%-1.96%-2.83%-5.31%18.95%126.48%91.58%$159.89$101.3929.18%11.69%1.26315,000-50.24%
CRDO
CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD
$265.559.77%8.09%19.47%159.17%99.74%186.37%1,552.46%N/AN/A$308.67$86.4913.97%207.05%2.137,481,000-17.45%
OCC
OPTICAL CABLE CORP
$15.40-3.75%-23.57%-18.95%63.14%239.21%325.41%293.86%305.26%581.11%$27.98$4.0244.96%283.08%0.75275,000-41.49%
KVHI
KVH INDUSTRIES INC
$9.110.22%-5.10%18.62%0.00%28.85%69.33%4.47%-26.29%21.30%$13.00$5.0929.92%78.98%0.59173,000-53.24%
VISN
VISTANCE NETWORKS INC
$12.381.89%-3.88%3.00%-33.97%-32.86%50.06%108.42%-42.18%-59.69%$20.55$7.1439.76%73.51%2.014,761,000-53.81%
BOSC
BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD
$4.381.39%-2.67%3.55%-8.37%-7.01%-11.87%32.13%9.23%41.75%$6.72$3.8034.82%15.26%0.5255,000-20.29%
NOK
NOKIA CORP
$12.513.65%-3.99%-14.26%40.72%93.35%143.86%202.17%130.81%134.27%$17.45$4.0028.31%212.75%0.9750,471,000-35.52%
INSG
INSEEGO CORP
$8.57-3.38%-13.52%-24.02%-29.87%-19.91%3.75%30.92%-91.04%-40.07%$21.90$6.2760.87%36.68%1.88298,000-30.70%
SILC
SILICOM LTD
$43.572.30%3.91%0.58%95.03%186.64%186.64%20.66%2.52%51.97%$52.95$13.3417.71%226.51%0.89141,000-63.57%
AIRG
AIRGAIN INC
$6.220.48%-0.16%-10.76%17.14%52.45%44.32%24.65%-68.47%N/A$7.66$3.0018.78%107.33%0.8037,000-70.87%
ERIC
ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO
$10.890.93%-2.33%-13.02%-5.63%14.63%27.37%104.70%-15.84%46.37%$13.77$7.1620.92%52.20%0.8910,789,00022.71%
UI
UBIQUITI INC
$537.422.29%-1.52%-6.17%-36.03%-5.64%28.60%207.06%75.77%1,325.52%$1.10k$380.0051.14%41.43%1.33159,00052.88%
MSI
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC
$422.830.04%2.48%3.94%-4.20%10.96%-0.83%43.03%89.60%547.52%$492.22$359.3614.10%17.66%0.73729,00032.55%
GILT
GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD
$13.091.63%0.54%-10.10%-24.18%-13.08%84.37%106.14%26.96%222.41%$20.93$7.0937.45%84.63%1.11351,000-46.33%
CLFD
CLEARFIELD INC
$34.962.91%-9.78%-14.94%30.45%13.47%-20.44%-24.23%-8.46%99.89%$52.73$23.7633.70%47.14%1.61170,000-19.05%
VSAT
VIASAT INC
$83.800.89%9.27%27.98%60.84%92.82%426.05%104.54%74.58%19.03%$93.03$14.009.92%498.57%1.622,300,000-5.70%
LITE
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC
$731.250.40%-14.11%-18.33%-5.31%84.00%702.87%1,264.27%773.45%3,038.41%$1.09k$88.9332.65%722.28%1.733,607,000-31.02%
NTGR
NETGEAR INC
$22.092.74%-3.79%-12.34%-6.20%-8.64%-26.10%54.04%-40.63%-53.58%$36.86$19.0040.07%16.26%1.10375,0005.34%
AMPG
AMPLITECH GROUP INC
$5.92-1.17%-15.79%-9.89%208.33%68.18%188.78%159.65%24.11%N/A$10.11$1.6441.44%260.98%1.432,301,000-18.32%
AVNW
AVIAT NETWORKS INC
$21.07-0.47%1.64%11.54%1.69%-5.52%-13.36%-34.95%-35.74%440.95%$27.02$13.9222.02%51.36%1.08104,0000.00%
ECHO
ECHOSTAR CORP
$98.29-3.16%-2.53%-15.72%-22.58%-15.31%213.42%456.57%314.03%154.04%$147.25$26.0433.25%277.46%1.095,202,00029.63%
AIOT
POWERFLEET INC
$4.380.23%16.49%13.47%36.02%-21.65%6.05%61.03%-36.61%-10.43%$5.88$2.7825.51%57.84%1.311,066,000-17.94%
MOB
MOBILICOM LTD
$5.173.61%3.40%-15.66%-9.14%-29.76%82.69%240.13%N/AN/A$11.02$2.5653.09%101.95%1.4543,500-69.79%
ONDS
ONDAS INC
$7.825.53%-2.49%-24.08%-17.86%-39.10%346.86%788.64%8.91%N/A$15.28$1.7148.82%357.31%2.1271,841,000-17.55%
CMTL
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP
$1.961.55%-3.92%-56.40%-48.28%-66.15%-21.60%-77.18%-92.33%-84.23%$6.21$1.8068.44%8.89%1.40372,000-31.24%
AAOI
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC
$123.361.99%-17.81%-37.27%14.81%219.50%366.57%1,794.93%1,411.76%1,045.40%$233.67$18.5047.21%566.81%2.478,019,000-50.00%
FEIM
FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC
$64.670.12%4.69%-7.56%19.21%16.80%210.61%880.59%559.90%524.23%$80.00$18.7019.16%245.83%0.73135,000-49.63%
ASTS
AST SPACEMOBILE INC
$80.64-5.27%-7.06%-12.40%-14.95%-17.28%76.49%1,820.00%496.01%N/A$133.86$36.0839.76%123.50%2.1111,857,000-25.87%
TSAT
TELESAT CORP
$46.370.30%0.80%3.57%8.09%46.37%78.55%385.55%N/AN/A$59.11$19.5921.55%136.70%1.41109,000-28.29%
SYNX
SILYNXCOM LTD
$1.050.00%1.94%-5.41%-0.94%-7.49%-36.75%N/AN/AN/A$2.15$0.7351.16%44.23%0.1424,00050.94%
FIEE
FIEE INC
$3.95-1.25%-5.95%5.33%-45.44%1.80%22.67%1.80%-96.07%-94.70%$7.95$1.5050.31%163.33%0.74850-85.34%
CLRO
CLEARONE INC
$7.008.02%108.96%110.84%112.12%39.44%-36.36%-38.16%-81.70%-95.83%$12.25$2.7242.86%157.35%0.477,302,000-91.75%
MITQ
MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$0.58-0.85%1.93%-4.92%-3.17%-12.25%-10.22%-50.85%-97.58%N/A$1.66$0.4265.06%38.10%0.9214,40022.03%
UTSI
UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP
$2.38-4.03%0.00%-15.30%3.03%-7.03%-10.53%-34.07%-61.86%-70.10%$3.63$2.0034.44%19.00%0.3029,400-10.09%
SONM
DNA X INC
$4.2112.27%-25.22%-15.97%20.29%45.93%-66.49%-97.97%-99.52%N/A$16.97$2.5275.20%67.00%1.16189,0000.00%
FKWL
FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP
$2.48-2.56%-5.89%-10.00%-35.21%-39.63%-38.43%-27.21%-72.35%7.61%$5.48$2.4654.84%0.73%0.3123,200346.15%
CHAI
CORE AI HOLDINGS INC
$0.60-7.67%-7.95%-26.59%-44.77%-67.63%-96.48%-100.00%-100.00%N/A$20.72$0.6097.09%0.00%0.86383,00067.98%
BOXL
BOXLIGHT CORP
$5.051.00%9.78%20.44%-35.75%-50.78%-93.16%-98.77%-99.85%N/A$365.40$3.3998.62%48.97%1.2031,400-10.29%

Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication equipment stocks to buy right now in Jul 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best communication equipment stocks to buy right now are:

1. Knowles (NYSE:KN)


Knowles (NYSE:KN) is the #1 top communication equipment stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Knowles (NYSE:KN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Knowles (NYSE:KN) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 10 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 32.

KN passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Knowles has seen its stock return 107.15% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 33 percentage points.

Knowles has an average 1 year price target of $39.00, an upside of 6.06% from Knowles's current stock price of $36.77.

Knowles stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Knowles, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)


Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) is the #2 top communication equipment stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 22 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 32.

ITRN passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ituran Location & Control has seen its stock return 49.21% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -25 percentage points.

Ituran Location & Control has an average 1 year price target of $60.67, an upside of 4.71% from Ituran Location & Control's current stock price of $57.94.

Ituran Location & Control stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Ituran Location & Control, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE)


Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) is the #3 top communication equipment stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 17 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 32.

HPE passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co has seen its stock return 106.36% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 33 percentage points.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co has an average 1 year price target of $69.69, an upside of 61.5% from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's current stock price of $43.15.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 37.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the communication equipment stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 11 communication equipment stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication equipment stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN)


Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN) has an annual dividend yield of 161.55%, which is 145 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 16.42%.

Vistance Networks's dividend payout ratio of 64.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)


Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) has an annual dividend yield of 5.18%, which is -11 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 16.42%. Ituran Location & Control's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Ituran Location & Control's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ituran Location & Control's dividend payout ratio of 99% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)


Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.13%, which is -12 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 16.42%. Audiocodes's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Audiocodes's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Audiocodes's dividend payout ratio of 160% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication equipment stocks up?

Communication equipment stocks were up 1.58% in the last day, and down -3.98% over the last week. Credo Technology Group Holding was the among the top gainers in the communication equipment industry, gaining 9.77% yesterday.

Shares of semiconductor and chip companies are trading higher as the sector rebounds from choppy trading in late June. Broadcom's extended supply agreement with Apple and Anthropic's push to book more compute capacity may help underpin demand confidence in the sector.

What are the most undervalued communication equipment stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued communication equipment stocks right now are:

1. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)


Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) is the most undervalued communication equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Audiocodes has a valuation score of 71, which is 52 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Audiocodes's stock has gained 0.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -73 percentage points.

2. Belden (NYSE:BDC)


Belden (NYSE:BDC) is the second most undervalued communication equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Belden has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Belden's stock has dropped -5.31% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -79 percentage points.

3. Ericsson LM Telephone Co (NASDAQ:ERIC)


Ericsson LM Telephone Co (NASDAQ:ERIC) is the third most undervalued communication equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ericsson LM Telephone Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 38 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 19. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ericsson LM Telephone Co's stock has gained 27.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -46 percentage points.

Are communication equipment stocks a good buy now?

51.35% of communication equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication equipment stocks to rise by 23.4% over the next year.

20% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.22% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 44.44% are rated C (Hold), 8.89% are rated D (Sell), and 4.44% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the communication equipment industry?

The average P/E ratio of the communication equipment industry is 41.4x.
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